Den Osse is a hamlet in the municipality of

Schouwen-Duiveland Schouwen-Duiveland () is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The municipality has 33,737 inhabitants (1 January 2016) and covers an area of (of which is water). The northside of the island has two fi ...

, in

Zeeland Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the Endonym and exonym, exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the southwest of the country, borders North Brabant to the east ...

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. It is located on the

Grevelingen The Grevelingen or Grevelingenmeer (Lake Grevelingen) is a closed off part of the Rhine-Meuse estuary on the border of the Dutch provinces of South Holland and Zeeland. It is situated between the islands of Goeree-Overflakkee (South Holland) a ...

between

Scharendijke Scharendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 24 km west of Hellevoetsluis. The village was first mentioned in 1487 as Schaerdendijke, and is a combination o ...

and

Brouwershaven Brouwershaven is a small city on the Grevelingen in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, lies about 45 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis and 10 km north of Zierikzee. Brouwersh ...

and is the northernmost place of Zeeland. Den Osse is not a statistical entity but it has its own place name signs. The postal authorities have placed it under

. There are only about 15 houses for permanent residence. Den Osse had become a holiday resort and marina. It has multiple holiday parks including a Landal Greenpark. Den Osse is a popular diving location with increasing popularity during the 2010s and the diving parking lot was expanded. The water is known for having

dahlia anemone The dahlia anemone (''Urticina felina'') is a sea anemone found in the north Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Its colour is variable, from deep red to brown or purplish, with green spots and darker tentacles. Dahlia anemones live ...

s and there was a special route to see multiple of them.

History

Den Osse was first visible on a map of 1636 as "Osse Steert", after the name of an inn. The place belonged to

Klaaskinderkerke Klaaskinderenkerke (also spelled 'Klaaskinderkerke') is a former village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The polder Klaaskinderen was flooded on December 14, 1511, and was never reclaimed again. The church of Klaaskinderenkerke disappeared in thi ...

in the past. When that municipality was abolished in 1813, it became, also like

Brijdorpe Brijdorpe is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Brij ...

and

Looperskapelle Looperskapelle is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. ...

, part of

Duivendijke Duivendijke is a former village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It was located about 2 km southwest of Brouwershaven on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland Schouwen-Duiveland () is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands p ...

. Den Osse was flooded during the

North Sea flood of 1953 The 1953 North Sea flood () was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland. Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, resulting in extensive flooding. The ...

. Due to the flood the village shrank because destroyed houses were demolished and not rebuilt. At the parking lot of the diving site on the Nieuwe Kerkweg is a sign commemorating the shrinkage. After Duivendijke was abolished in 1961, Den Osse became part of

. Since 1997, it has been part of the municipality of

, just like the rest of the island. In 2010 the harbour of Den Osse was renovated by the municipality. In March 2024, a man drowned in the harbour.

Notable inhabitants

Laura Dekker Laura Dekker (; born 20 September 1995) is a Dutch sailor. In 2009, she announced her plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigation, circumnavigate the globe Single-handed sailing, single-handed. A Dutch court stepped in, owing to the o ...

(born 1995), sailor.Finish in zicht voor zeilmeisje Laura Dekker uit Den Osse
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References

{{Authority control Schouwen-Duiveland Populated places in Zeeland Populated places established in 1636 1636 establishments in the Dutch Republic History of Schouwen-Duiveland